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Mark Warner on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Support Roe v. Wade, but respect differing views: Favors topic 1 Protect responsible Choice: Favors topic 1 Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services: Strongly Favors topic 1 Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep federal funding for family planning clinics: Strongly Favors topic 1 Rated Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion: Favors topic 1 Judicially liberal, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1 Pro-Planned Parenthood, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 1 Anti-parental notification, according to CC survey: Favors topic 1 NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | We still need affirmative action, for now: Opposes topic 2 More state contracts for minority & women-owned businesses: Strongly Favors topic 2 Promote minority-owned business: Strongly Favors topic 2 End racial profiling; more minority police: Favors topic 2 More funding & services for victims of domestic violence: Strongly Favors topic 2 Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue: Favors topic 2 YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale) | Switched to supporting same-sex marriage in 2013: Favors topic 3 Let military leaders advise about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Opposes topic 3 Eliminated Family Rule, so unrelated couples can buy homes: Strongly Favors topic 3 No employment discrimination based on sexual orientation: Favors topic 3 Extend hate crimes to include sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 Let states recognize same sex marriage: Favors topic 3 Pro-transgender bathrooms, according to CC survey: Favors topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale) | Project Genesis: faith-based African-American home program: Favors topic 4 2002 PASS initiative included private & faith-based groups: Favors topic 4 Supports Standards of Learning, but not tests: Neutral on topic 4 Require character education in public schools: Favors topic 4 Expand enterprise zones: Favors topic 4 No school prayer amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Require work to receive welfare benefits: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Cannot allow 47 million Americans to go without access: Strongly Favors topic 5 As governor, 138,000 more children covered by insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Get every eligible child health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 Answer seniors’ questions with “Senior Navigator”: Favors topic 5 Supports Virginia Health Care Foundation for under-served: Favors topic 5 Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit: Favors topic 5 Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate: Opposes topic 5 NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Favors topic 5 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Bi-partisan commission on entitlements, with binding outcome: Favors topic 6 Rated 79% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale) | No Child Left Behind Act isn't working: Opposes topic 7 Home-schooling is ok; my sister home-schools her kids: Favors topic 7 2004: 14 of 32 failing schools graduated from NCLB program: Favors topic 7 Involve whole communities in schools: Favors topic 7 Supports public schools: Opposes topic 7 Promote public school competition & choice: Opposes topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Opposes drilling ANWR; but OK to drill offshore: Favors topic 8 Preserve open space & control suburban sprawl: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Economic prosperity depends on wise use of natural resources: Opposes topic 8 Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements: Opposes topic 8 Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth: Favors topic 8 Rated Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 8 YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems: Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | 2004: much-needed funding for law enforcement: Favors topic 9 Supports a fair death penalty: Favors topic 9 More enforcement and more prevention: Favors topic 9 Supports Virginia’s victim’s bill of rights: Favors topic 9 Abolish parole: Strongly Favors topic 9 First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration: Opposes topic 9 Rated 64% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 Support law enforcement, according to CC survey: Favors topic 9 Let ex-cons apply freely, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Support assault weapons ban plus background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Restrict but don't ban high-capacity magazines: Favors topic 10 Strong defender of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Protect sportsmen’s rights & the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Co-sponsored background check for every firearm sale: Strongly Favors topic 10 Pro-gun rights, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Roll back top-tier tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 11 2003 tax package raised some taxes & removed low-income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Fiscal conservatism: taxpayer money is sacred: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs: Favors topic 11 Undo tax cuts, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11 Keep inheritance tax, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale) | Send migrant kids back to Central America, after processing: Opposes topic 12 Federal failure on immigration means states must take action: Opposes topic 12 Limit social payments to immigrants; support English: Opposes topic 12 Terminate national emergency at the Southern border: Favors topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12 Anti-border security, according to CC survey: Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Renew Export-Import Bank to support U.S. businesses globally: Strongly Favors topic 13 Push TPP to remove limits on US poultry exports: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports NAFTA, GATT, and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Declined state commitment to CAFTA: Opposes topic 13 Declare Turkish rebar subject to anti-dumping duties: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Fight Chinese predatory trade practices on car tires: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Rated Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank: Strongly Favors topic 13 Implement USMCA for improved North American trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Rated 75% by the USAE, indicating support for trade engagement: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Important to consult on war with Congress & allies: Opposes topic 14 UN participation & economic aid only when within US interest: Favors topic 14 Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel: Favors topic 14 Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) | World-class benefits for military veterans: Favors topic 15 Remove the “ghost fleet” of 100 aging ships in James River: Opposes topic 15 $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars: Favors topic 15 Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze: Favors topic 15 Secure the grid, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | No PAC contributions; yes full disclosure: Strongly Favors topic 16 Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures: Strongly Favors topic 16 Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements: Favors topic 16 Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) | Keep military action on the table against Iran: Opposes topic 17 No timetable to end war in Iraq: Opposes topic 17 Withdraw from Iraq but no arbitrary timeline: Favors topic 17 Sensible timeline to bring troops home from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Sponsored shutting down Iranian foreign reserves: Opposes topic 17 Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection: Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 Pro-Israel, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | All-of-the-above approach, including pro-coal: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Offshore drilling is acceptable but not the “silver bullet”: Favors topic 18 Drastically reduced emissions from VA coal power plants: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade: Opposes topic 18 NO on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax: Favors topic 18 NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) | Place decongestants behind counter to slow meth production: Favors topic 19 Restricted meth ingredients and reduced meth labs: Favors topic 19 Increase penalties for illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Pushed $1.4B tax increase to close $6B budget shortfall: Strongly Favors topic 20 Close the largest budget shortfall in Virginia’s history: Opposes topic 20 Cut taxes for at least 65% of Virginians: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Rated 83% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record: Favors topic 20 YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package: Strongly Favors topic 20 YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Mark Warner is a Centrist
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Contact info: Fax Number: 202-224-6295 Mailing Address: Senate Office SR-459A, Washington, DC 20510 Phone number: (202) 224-2023 | |||